5 Rupees - George VI

Issuer	Government of Mauritius
Year	1937
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Portrait of King George VI in uniform within an ornate octagonal vignette at right; the Mauritius coat of arms with motto 'STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI' at left. The denomination 'Five Rupees' is inscribed in a central cartouche with multilingual inscriptions below in Tamil and Hindi. The lower left carries the denomination numeral 'Rs 5', with the Office of the Commissioners of Currency, Port Louis noted below the central vignette, accompanied by two manuscript signatures.
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Reverse lettering	THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS FIVE RUPEES Rs5
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